Residential Counselor

Justice Resource Institute • Berkley, MA

54d • Onsite

About The Position

The Residential Counselor will convey a passion for helping others by leading a dynamic team and bringing an energetic and positive approach while working with clients. Lindencroft is a group home treatment setting for adolescents that specializes in trauma informed care. Lindencroft provides 24-hour comprehensive care including a full clinical staff, nursing staff, and direct care staff.

Requirements

• Must be 21 years of age.
• Maintains valid driver’s license as transporting clients is required.
• Available to work evenings, holidays, weekend shifts as required.
• Ability to provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for clients.
• Background and driving record checks will be performed.

Responsibilities

• Develop skills in providing enriching daily activities for students such as arts and crafts, recreational activities including offsite field trips.
• Create a safe and therapeutic community by supporting clients in developing and by role modeling effective coping strategies.
• Help students discover what makes them feel competent and valued by working with them to develop life skills such as cooking, banking, vocational skills.
• Support clients in developing a sense of self and provide them the skills to be successful in their next steps.
• Transport clients.
• Provide physical interventions and verbal de-escalations to provide the safest therapeutic atmosphere for clients.

Benefits

• A $2,000 bilingual bonus to new hires who speak a second language fluently, other than English, and will use it to serve our clients.
• Reimbursement is available for employees to cover the registration costs and annual fees for any professional license required for work such as LMHC, LCSW, LICSW, RN and more.
• Access to our excellent Blue Cross medical and Delta Dental benefits.
• Retirement benefits including 401K matched up to $800 a year and pension after 5 years of employment.
• Professional development opportunities such as tuition reimbursement up to almost $4000 per year and discounted tuition rates to select partnership colleges and universities.
• Wellness benefits including access to employee engagement groups, self-care resources, and an Employee Assistance Program.
• Generous paid time off up to 19 days for full time employees in your first year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees